Tom Delay: People Are Unemployed Because They Want To Be

[CougarGrad]

Originally Posted by Kevin

We can't just keep treating the federal government as if they have unlimited funds. I agree that eventually the benefits have to dry up. The dole is a temporary measure, not a way of life. There are jobs out there and if that fails, there's entrepreneurship.

No, the government doesn't have limited funds, but neither does most of America. Owning a small business costs money, and if it isn't up front, it's in the taxes that small businesses have to pay.

[Kevin]

Originally Posted by CougarGrad

No, the government doesn't have limited funds, but neither does most of America. Owning a small business costs money, and if it isn't up front, it's in the taxes that small businesses have to pay.

You can start mowing lawns for <$1,000. People manage to come here from Mexico or elsewhere with zero startup capital and run those sorts of businesses. During the immigration debates we were all talking about those jobs Americans simply won't do.

Maybe some folks need to adjust their expectations/entitlement mentalities?

[ZTAngel]

Originally Posted by Kevin

You can start mowing lawns for <$1,000. People manage to come here from Mexico or elsewhere with zero startup capital and run those sorts of businesses. During the immigration debates we were all talking about those jobs Americans simply won't do.

Maybe some folks need to adjust their expectations/entitlement mentalities?

So if you lost your job as an attorney you'd be perfectly ok mowing lawns or being a dishwasher? Ok. You'll probably say yes just to win the argument but for some reason I doubt that's true. For anyone in that position who is educated and who has worked their way to the top of a company, being a landscaper or a dishwasher is probably a bigger slap in the face than getting laid off was.

I've been laid off. It sucked. I worked my ass off to find a new job because, as libramunoz said, I couldn't stand the looks I'd get from people when I told them that I was currently unemployed. Most of all, I couldn't stand how I felt about myself. Some psychologists equate a job loss to be just as stressful as the death of a close relative. I believe it. So until you find yourself in that position, you will NEVER understand what it's like. And until you find yourself in that situation, passing judgment (such as they're lazy or feel entitled) on those who are there is extremely short-sighted and insulting.

[deepimpact2]

Originally Posted by Kevin

During the immigration debates we were all talking about those jobs Americans simply won't do.

Maybe some folks need to adjust their expectations/entitlement mentalities?

That really is a COS. that BS about there being some jobs Americans won't do. There are always Americans willing to do those jobs. The issue is that the people OFFERING those jobs want to hire someone they can pay a salary that is significantly lower than what someone can really live on in this country. Americans don't think they are too good for these jobs. These businesses are trying to cut costs and hire cheap laborers. Mickey D's is a prime example.

And it is ironic that you think some folks need to adjust their entitlement mentalities. You would do well to take your own advice. I have read your comments on here and to be honest, I felt a distinct sense of uneasiness. All jokes and snarkiness aside, you should watch the arrogance you display about having a job the rest of your life. That saying that pride goeth before a fall does not just come out of the blue. There is truth to it. You should be careful.

[deepimpact2]

This is just so unfortunate.

[cheerfulgreek]

Originally Posted by rasputen

The illegals are coming here to do all the jobs that the bros would be doing if they were not so lazy.

Max, I agree with most of the things you post, but you have to look at the whole picture. You're just saying it's African Americans, but try taking a trip to Walmart. That's like the convention center for lazy, trailer park people. I mean, I give some credit to the drug dealers. At least they understand how business works, but the hillbilles are so freaking stupid they can't even operate a self check out station. And they smell, too. It's not just based on one race of people. It works both ways.

[ree-Xi]

Originally Posted by cheerfulgreek

Max, I agree with most of the things you post, but you have to look at the whole picture. You're just saying it's African Americans, but try taking a trip to Walmart. That's like the convention center for lazy, trailer park people. I mean, I give some credit to the drug dealers. At least they understand how business works, but the hillbilles are so freaking stupid they can't even operate a self check out station. And they smell, too. It's not just based on one race of people. It works both ways.

I was going to comment, but this thread is going in a whole 'nother direction.

[cheerfulgreek]

Originally Posted by ree-Xi

I was going to comment, but this thread is going in a whole 'nother direction.

Go ahead and comment. I hate dumb rednecks. I don't like the ghetto drug dealers either, but I'll bet you can take a drug dealer who lives in the ghetto, and put him or her at the top of a major corporation and he or she would be successful, and that's because numbers are numbers, you either get it or you don't. But the trailer trash wouldn't have a freaking clue. They're too dumb to even spell GED. Idiots!

[APhiAnna]

Originally Posted by cheerfulgreek

Go ahead and comment. I hate dumb rednecks. I don't like the ghetto drug dealers either, but I'll bet you can take a drug dealer who lives in the ghetto, and put him or her at the top of a major corporation and he or she would be successful, and that's because numbers are numbers, you either get it or you don't. But the trailer trash wouldn't have a freaking clue. They're too dumb to even spell GED. Idiots!

Why am I picturing Stringer Bell right now...

[cheerfulgreek]

Originally Posted by APhiAnna

Why am I picturing Stringer Bell right now...

Who or what's that?

eta: forget I asked. I just googled it.

[KSUViolet06]

Originally Posted by APhiAnna

Why am I picturing Stringer Bell right now...

I have nothing pertinent to add to this thread other than the fact that I <3 The Wire.

[Prettyface08]

Originally Posted by cheerfulgreek

Go ahead and comment. I hate dumb rednecks. I don't like the ghetto drug dealers either, but I'll bet you can take a drug dealer who lives in the ghetto, and put him or her at the top of a major corporation and he or she would be successful, and that's because numbers are numbers, you either get it or you don't. But the trailer trash wouldn't have a freaking clue. They're too dumb to even spell GED. Idiots!

Since when does drug dealer = ghetto? Not all drug dealers are 'ghetto'. Is it that you just don't like the Ghetto ones? Or is it that you consider anyone who sells drugs ghetto? Serious questions.

[PM_Mama00]

Originally Posted by MysticCat

He's working in his dad's firm.

Not that there's anything wrong with that -- not at all. But I've been around long enough to know that doesn't necessarily provide eternal job security.

Tyler Perry's The Family That Preys. BOOM!

[DaemonSeid]

Originally Posted by Prettyface08

Since when does drug dealer = ghetto? Not all drug dealers are 'ghetto'. Is it that you just don't like the Ghetto ones? Or is it that you consider anyone who sells drugs ghetto? Serious questions.

To be fair, she hates dumb rednecks...not all rednecks are dumb nor are all dumb people rednecks....right?

[cheerfulgreek]

Originally Posted by Prettyface08

Since when does drug dealer = ghetto? Not all drug dealers are 'ghetto'. Is it that you just don't like the Ghetto ones? Or is it that you consider anyone who sells drugs ghetto? Serious questions.

Since when has there been different kinds of drug dealers? Drug dealing is drug dealing. Which, to me, equals ghetto. Ghetto, trailer trash, and low class people don't have a color, to me. Max targets one race of people, and it's not based on race. Low class is low class, regardless of anyone's race.